Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffmanwas an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles Hoffman was a regular presence in films from the early 1990s until his death at age 46...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth23 July 1967
CityFairport, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Philip Seymour Hoffman quotes about
have-a-great-day sometimes theater
Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.
sick pleasure made
There is no pleasure that I haven't actually made myself sick on.
helping-others worry kind
Directing is a really kind of amazing thing, because you're helping others and, in the middle of that, you have to worry about yourself.
kind mystery
Why you do something is always kind of a mystery to me.
weight ideals
My ideal weight is 205, actually.
spinning-plates air guy
You know the circus performer who spins the plates in the air you know, and he'll spin six or seven plates in the air? Acting sometimes is kind of that guy spinning all those plates in the air but in your head and in your body.
haunting want projects
There's things that you don't want to do and they keep haunting you and following you. Bennett Miller directed this project [Capote], who is a friend of mine since I was 16, and Danny Futterman wrote it, and he's also been a friend of mine since I was 16.
talent great-talent shortcomings
Great talent admits shortcomings.
brightest dad men
To be fair to my dad, he is one of the brightest men I've ever met.